Thursday, September 29, 2016

The Castle on the Hill

I
remember the first time I saw it there. It was my first trip to the beautiful sleepy little village called Konigstein in Germany, the
birth home of my now fiancé.

I
casually opened the blinds in our room and there it was sitting in the fog, on
a hill only a kilometer away. I was blown away by the sight of it just sitting
there in all its ancient glory. I mean after all, being from Canada, we don’t
really have Castles and I have never seen one in real life until that moment. I
gasped and turned and looked at my fiancé and said “Did you know there’s a
Castle in front of your window” to which he laughed and said “Yeah , of course,
I used to play there for hours as a small child with my brother”.

I
never forgot that WOW moment and it made me think about childhood and
fairy tales like Sleeping Beauty and Snow White. There’s usually always a prince
and a damsel in distress and an often whimsical yet dark plot and a moral
somewhere in there to learn. I’ve also recently been very interested in the
handmade culture that went along with medieval times. Everything was
meticulously by hand with quality results.

I
now call this sleepy little village my second home and I get to visit this
magical place and my fiancés family who live there every Christmas.

So naturally I was very excited at the idea of organizing a fashion photo shoot for one of my winter collections there one day.

The
day did indeed come along and I casted a fair, red haired German model for our Fall-Winter 2016 Collection. Her attributes matched the stones of the
walls of the Burg in Konigstein and designed the color scheme of the entire
collection to compliment the surrounding environment.

All
of the names of the pieces in the collection are named after things that remind
me of the Castle like the Murky Moss Dress and the Cascade Cowl Blouse for the thick moss that
grows on the old stones in beautiful hues...

..and the Crimson Crown Knit Dress and
King Cardigan after the royalty that

once inhabited the land.

The
style in this collection has a bit of a "moody dark fashion fairy tale"
vibe to it. I created many of the designs in the collection to have a modern
take to a regal look. I love the idea of reusing and
rethinking fashion concepts.

I strive to maintain an up-cycled
edge to all my collections which leads me on a quest each season seeking out
rare and unique vintage textiles paying special attention to interesting characterized details from a variety of
fashion eras.

The nature of the design process means
that every piece retains its very own 100% original aesthetic, pieces from
Adhesif Clothing collections can even be custom made on request.

Every single
handmade garment has a heartbeat and a story to tell, a true labor of love from
start to finish. Inspired by the preservation of our planet, each up-cycled
garment is completely original and made with up to 95% recycled and vintage
materials.

Find over 200 one-of-a-kind items by Adhesif Clothing online through their Etsy shop www.etsy.com/ca/shop/adhesifclothing with
new items posted bi-weekly or shop in person at their boutique at 2202 Main
Street in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.

Visit our design studio + showroom by appointment

About Adhesif Clothing Company

Melissa Ferreira is the creator behind Adhesif Clothing, originally born in Montreal, Quebec.
She creates Up-Cycled statement Fashion for interesting people.
Since learning how to sew by her mother at a young age and experimenting with vintage textiles, Melissa is proud to say she is self-taught.
Working as a vintage clothing buyer for many years inspired Melissa to create garments with older fabrics because of the amazing quality and special characteristics a lot of these materials own.
There is a double advantage in using recycled materials; not only do they reduce waste, but they add distinctive personality to her eye-catching designs.
Adhesif can be found at multiple high end artisan based markets across Canada, online via Etsy and at the by appointment design studio in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada.